President Xi Jinping has instructed Wang Huning to draft a new unification strategy for Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported this on Thursday, citing party sources. The 67-year-old lawyer and political scientist is a close confidant of Xi and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, the party’s closest power circle. Since Xi’s tenure, Wang has served as chief ideologue. Before Xi, he already advised Jiang Zemin and Hu Jintao on ideological issues.
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